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<td><a href="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2024/05/28/addressing-graduates-embarking-on-careers-in-medicine-and-public-health/" style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing:-1px;margin:0;padding:0 0 2px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 19px;line-height: 20px;color:#222;">Addressing Graduates Embarking on Careers in Medicine and Public Health</a>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-1024x576.jpg" alt="Dr. Bertagnolli at podium in graduate gown. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health" class="wp-image-25937" srcset="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-300x169.jpg 300w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-150x84.jpg 150w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-768x432.jpg 768w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-180x100.jpg?crop=1 180w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli giving a commencement address at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health on May 15, 2024. Credit: Leslye Smith</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Earlier this month, I had the honor of giving two commencement addresses, one at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the other at my alma mater University of Utah School of Medicine. I was also able to spend some time at both schools, meeting with faculty and taking part in some fascinating discussions. Congratulations to the graduates! I have great confidence in them as they embrace the challenging and rewarding paths of public health and medicine. They give me great hope for the future. Here are a few photos from my visits.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="684" src="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening-1024x684.jpeg" alt="Dr. Bertagnolli talking with two women" class="wp-image-25938" srcset="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening-150x100.jpeg 150w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Columbia-Fried-listening.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure>
<p><em>Visiting with Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Dean Linda Fried (center) and Department of Sociomedical Sciences Chair Kathleen Sikkema (right). Credit: Leslye Smith</em></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab-1024x768.jpg" alt="Dr. Bertagnolli talking with scientists in a large laboratory" class="wp-image-25939" srcset="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab-300x225.jpg 300w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab-150x113.jpg 150w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab-768x576.jpg 768w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-in-lab.jpg 1512w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure>
<p><em>Visiting a lab at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. Credit: Huntsman Cancer Institute</em></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-1024x576.jpg" alt="Dr. Bertagnolli on stage talking with Maija Holsti and Jenna Murray " class="wp-image-25943" srcset="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-300x169.jpg 300w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-150x84.jpg 150w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-768x432.jpg 768w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-180x100.jpg?crop=1 180w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure>
<p><em>Discussing the documentary film “dêtetsi vo’i oninjakan Winding Path,” featuring medical student Jenna Murray (center), on a panel discussion moderated by Maija Holsti, Director of the Native American Summer Research Intern program (left) at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Credit: University of Utah Health</em></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="576" src="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-1024x576.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-25945" srcset="https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-300x169.jpg 300w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-150x84.jpg 150w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-768x432.jpg 768w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech-180x100.jpg?crop=1 180w, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Utah-giving-speech.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure>
<p><em>Addressing graduates of the University of Utah School of Medicine on May 17, 2024. Credit: University of Utah Health</em></p>
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<p><strong>Forwarded by:<br />
Michael Reeder LCPC<br />
Baltimore, MD</strong></p>
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